| 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 |
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué |
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence |
| 千 |
qiān |
thousand |
| 千 |
qiān |
used in 秋千 |
| 千里 |
qiān lǐ |
a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance |
| 里 |
lǐ |
variant of 里 |
| 里 |
lǐ |
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 里 |
| 里 |
Lǐ |
Li (surname) |
| 里 |
lǐ |
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 and neighborhood 邻 levels |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 堤 |
dī |
dike / Taiwan pr. [ti2] |
| 堤 |
dī |
variant of 堤 |
| 溃 |
huì |
used in 溃脓 / Taiwan pr. [kui4] |
| 溃 |
kuì |
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate |
| 于 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 于 |
yú |
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 于 |
| 于 |
yú |
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 蚁 |
yǐ |
ant |
| 蚁穴 |
yǐ xué |
ant nest |
| 穴 |
xué |
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] |